Man United vs Brighton

19 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Paul Pogba 27’ (pen)
  • Marcus Rashford 42’
  • Pascal Groß 72’

Match summary

Man United saw off Brighton 2-1. Man United led 2-0 at half-time.

Paul Pogba put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, Marcus Rashford made it 2-0 in the 42nd minute, set up by Diogo Dalot, and Pascal Groß pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 72nd minute, set up by Davy Pröpper.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brighton's 0.64 from 7.

Match stats

Man United Brighton
20 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.64 xG 0.64
1.88 Non-penalty xG 0.64
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man United Brighton
Kick-off
Paul Pogba
Penalty
1-0 (Man United)
27’
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Diogo Dalot
2-0 (Man United)
42’
Half-time2-0
72’
Pascal Groß
Assist: Davy Pröpper
2-1 (Brighton)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Marcus Rashford

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.64 27’ Paul Pogba (Man United), 1-0 27’ 42’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 2-0 42’ 72’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), 2-1 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.64 0.64 27’ Paul Pogba (Man United), 1-0 Pogba 27’ 42’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 2-0 Rashford 42’ 72’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), 2-1 Groß 72’
Man United 2.64 xGBrighton 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Man United attacking 
27’ Paul Pogba (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 34’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 72’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 20’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Ander Herrera (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Victor Lindelöf (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Paul Pogba (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Victor Lindelöf (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Paul Pogba (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 53’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 34’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 72’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 21’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 35’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 20’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 68’ Ander Herrera (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Victor Lindelöf (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Paul Pogba (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Pogba (Man United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 13’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Victor Lindelöf (Man United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Ashley Young DEF900 0.000.194
Victor Lindelöf DEF902 0.120.331
Phil Jones DEF900 0.000.000
Diogo Dalot DEF9011 0.020.132
Paul Pogba MID9017 1.110.000
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.132
Ander Herrera MID901 0.090.031
Jesse Lingard FWD781 0.580.061
Marcus Rashford FWD9016 0.310.581
Anthony Martial FWD862 0.400.122
Juan Mata Sub120 0.000.000
Romelu Lukaku Sub40 0.000.000
Matteo Darmian Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 75% Bet365 odds 1.30
Draw 17% Bet365 odds 5.75
Brighton win 8% Bet365 odds 12.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.